There doesn’t seem to be a time when retreading isn’t under some sort of additional scrutiny. Now, a new paper published in Communications Earth & Environment has set out to add a new layer of scrutiny that is, currently, still very open to wider interpretation.
Unwarranted Scrutiny?
The study, “Retreaded tires are an overlooked source of microplastics with distinct additive leaching and ecotoxicity”, argues that retreaded tyres should not simply be treated as equivalent to either new or worn tyres when assessing tyre-derived microplastics. Instead, the authors identify retread...
Unwarranted Scrutiny?
The study, “Retreaded tires are an overlooked source of microplastics with distinct additive leaching and ecotoxicity”, argues that retreaded tyres should not simply be treated as equivalent to either new or worn tyres when assessing tyre-derived microplastics. Instead, the authors identify retread...
